Summary
Kika Patata is a QA Manager at Amdocs with over 15 years in telecommunications-focused testing, now leading multicultural teams from Limassol to deliver product quality, automation, and GenAI-driven testing solutions. She combines deep hands-on experience in test automation, requirements analysis, SQL/Oracle and Unix with strategic QA responsibilities including budgeting, resource allocation and risk mitigation. Known for shepherding test strategy from planning through execution, she has a track record of introducing successful automation and GenAI initiatives across multiple accounts. As a people-focused leader, she prioritizes team growth, cross-functional collaboration and continuous learning to raise quality standards. Her background as a tester and group leader gives her practical empathy for engineers and testers alike, enabling pragmatic trade-offs between speed and reliability. Off the resume, she’s approachable and reachable through unconventional channels, reflecting a down-to-earth communication style that helps bridge distributed teams.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Athens University of Economics and Business
Greek, English